SONY D-FJ405 CD Walkman(R) Portable Compact Disc Player

Rating:
Summary: Definately worth it
Review: I purchased the D-FJ61 a few years back and wanted to get a new unit. I was pondering between the FJ-401 and this one. The FJ-401 is the same unit, excluding the remote function and rechargeable batteries- but its definately worth the extra money to get those. The player itself is all you would expect from Sony- I had no major issues. TV/Weather Band is a nice feature, but I can't get any Weather Band Stations. There are only 3 direct preset buttons- but they can be set for any band. There's no more FM1/2/3- presets can be scrolled through now, and there's room for more presets then there are stations that I listen to- I could pretty much preset every station there is. The CD player works great- G Shock Protection has a defiante edge over ESP. The rechargeable battereries included have quite a long life as well. If you're looking for a portable CD/Radio Tuner Combo and don't mind putting in the extra buck, this is the one to go with.

Rating:
Summary: Still working great!
Review: Seeing my review was still the only one I figured it was time for a follow-up:
I purchased this player ... and thought it was worth it- now it's way down. From what I know of, it is the only Sony in production that has the feature combination it does with the style the d-j405 has.
And that would include:
-CD Player with CD-RW playback (saves money by allowing you to use rewriteable CD's)
-G-Shock Protection- no skips. period. And unlike ESP Protection, G-Shock enabled SAVES battery life
-AM/FM Tuner with more presets than you can ever use. Good reception as well
-Remote control- great if you're walking or jogging and need to put the unit in your pocket but still need control (can change tracks, volume, radio presets)
-Rechargeable batteries- good life span. charged in-unit (also, battery compartment is inside the player, so batteries don't fall out)
-Street-style headphones are a good compliment to the remote (due to cord length), are as shown on picture above

I've had the unit for about 5 months now and there are no complaints. Sony has once again made a great, stylish unit packed with functionality. IRiver does make a similar model with an mp3 cd player function, but it doesn't have the same shock protection, earbuds that are included are cheap (so i've heard), and battery pack doesn't last that long. Sony makes a sports model like this also but it is more money, and in my opinion doesn't look as good (this one looks pretty stylish) If you're looking for a CD player with an am/fm tuner, this is the one to go with.